Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Corporation 
Other- 
Item 
Family held 
Other than family held 
cooperative. 
Total 
Total 
10 or less 
stockholders 
Total 
10 or less 
stockholders 
estate or trust, 
institutional, etc. 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
92,930 
83,340 
81,265 
9,590 
8,524 
27,598 
Female 
13,786 
11,802 
1 1 ,569 
1,984 
1,914 
8,056 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
68,620 
62,674 
61,249 
5,946 
5,342 
14,266 
Other 
38,096 
32,468 
31,585 
5,628 
5,096 
21,388 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
69,819 
64,128 
62,909 
5,691 
5,291 
19,501 
Not on farm operated 
36,897 
31,014 
29,925 
5,883 
5,147 
16,153 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
52,704 
48,094 
46,919 
4,610 
4,052 
15,085 
Any 
54,012 
47,048 
45,915 
6,964 
6,386 
20,569 
1 to 49 days 
9,197 
8,147 
7,936 
1,050 
951 
3,215 
50 to 99 days 
4,472 
3,949 
3,856 
523 
494 
1,382 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
7,543 
6,663 
6,518 
880 
824 
2,634 
200 days or more 
32,800 
28,289 
27,605 
4,511 
4,117 
13,338 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
3,079 
2,529 
2,441 
550 
488 
1,912 
3 or 4 years 
4,761 
3,934 
3,823 
827 
761 
2,138 
5 to 9 years 
14,390 
12,133 
1 1 ,854 
2,257 
2,058 
5,386 
1 0 years or more 
84,486 
76,546 
74,716 
7,940 
7,131 
26,218 
Average years on present farm 
23.4 
24.0 
24.0 
18.1 
17.9 
21.6 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
1,981 
1,646 
1,589 
335 
295 
1,430 
3 or 4 years 
3,548 
2,912 
2,842 
636 
598 
1,678 
5 to 9 years 
11,583 
9,694 
9,456 
1,889 
1,730 
4,536 
1 0 years or more 
89,604 
80,890 
78,947 
8,714 
7,815 
28,010 
Average years operating any farm 
26.1 
26.7 
26.7 
20.8 
20.6 
24.3 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
282 
228 
221 
54 
51 
135 
25 to 34 years 
4,320 
3,662 
3,589 
658 
600 
1,381 
35 to 44 years 
10,742 
9,263 
9,049 
1,479 
1,349 
2,730 
45 to 49 years 
10,072 
8,820 
8,586 
1,252 
1,136 
2,547 
50 to 54 years 
16,300 
14,464 
14,159 
1,836 
1,662 
4,095 
55 to 59 years 
18,197 
16,271 
15,893 
1,926 
1,724 
4,870 
60 to 64 years 
16,697 
15,009 
14,641 
1,688 
1,502 
5,337 
65 to 69 years 
11,853 
10,775 
10,520 
1,078 
977 
4,585 
70 years and over 
18,253 
16,650 
16,176 
1,603 
1,437 
9,974 
Average age 
57.7 
57.9 
57.9 
55.7 
55.6 
61.3 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
3,307 
2,840 
2,749 
467 
424 
1,046 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
544 
467 
461 
77 
65 
1,114 
Asian 
1,508 
1,309 
1,264 
199 
176 
278 
Black or African American 
1,035 
872 
852 
163 
150 
424 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
100 
81 
77 
19 
19 
33 
White 
103,133 
92,069 
89,843 
1 1 ,064 
9,980 
33,603 
More than one race reported 
396 
344 
337 
52 
48 
202 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
12,501 
10,458 
10,209 
2,043 
1,913 
7,287 
2 people 
54,665 
49,479 
48,278 
5,186 
4,643 
18,327 
3 people 
15,119 
13,418 
13,088 
1,701 
1,515 
4,246 
4 people 
13,884 
12,359 
12,090 
1,525 
1,353 
3,394 
5 or more people 
10,547 
9,428 
9,169 
1,119 
1,014 
2,400 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
53,527 
46,243 
45,013 
7,284 
6,633 
26,921 
25 to 49 percent 
9,182 
8,378 
8,195 
804 
741 
2,704 
50 to 74 percent 
14,363 
13,148 
12,859 
1,215 
1,076 
2,881 
75 to 99 percent 
15,119 
14,063 
13,738 
1,056 
919 
1,980 
1 00 percent 
14,525 
13,310 
13,029 
1,215 
1,069 
1,168 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
18,192 
15,618 
14,792 
2,574 
1,972 
5,549 
acres 
42,586,097 
35,960,914 
31,030,891 
6,625,183 
4,010,104 
42,494,581 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
87,826 
78,634 
76,731 
9,192 
8,277 
24,708 
Dial-up service 
5,685 
5,185 
5,057 
500 
448 
1,900 
DSL service 
36,060 
32,266 
31,493 
3,794 
3,425 
9,575 
Cable modem service 
15,300 
13,377 
13,034 
1,923 
1,771 
4,956 
Fiber-optic service 
6,088 
5,403 
5,264 
685 
575 
1,898 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
16,978 
15,240 
14,861 
1,738 
1,567 
4,179 
Satellite service 
17,799 
16,191 
15,776 
1,608 
1,451 
4,301 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
2,631 
2,324 
2,252 
307 
252 
809 
Other Internet service 
2,474 
2,205 
2,160 
269 
233 
788 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
71,703 
63,327 
61,836 
8,376 
7,544 
27,728 
2 households 
21,425 
19,518 
19,136 
1,907 
1,741 
4,941 
3 households 
7,666 
7,024 
6,826 
642 
576 
1,557 
4 households 
3,132 
2,823 
2,725 
309 
278 
766 
5 or more households 
2,790 
2,450 
2,311 
340 
299 
662 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - UNITED STATES DATA 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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